Snooker star Mark Allen had made one of the early season's greatest shots against Ben Mertens on his way to a maximum break at the British Open in Cheltenham.

Mark Allen makes 147 maximum en route to securing quarter-final berth - The world number three had previously hit out at the ‘absolutely embarrassing’ conditions at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham.

Mark Allen achieved the pinnacle of snooker perfection with a 147 maximum break amidst his third-round match against Ben Mertens at the British Open. This came after he had slammed the Centaur Arena's table in Cheltenham as "absolutely embarrassing",

Antrim ace Mark Allen called for the table at the English Open to be burned earlier this week but then produced the perfect game. He faces Judd Trump in the quarter-final on Friday night

Mark Allen made a 147 maximum break during his third-round match against Ben Mertens at the British Open – where he had said the table should be “burned”.Allen won a final-frame shootout in his opening match of the tournament against Gary Wilson before describing conditions at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham as “absolutely embarrassing”,

Mark Allen produced a moment of magic on his way to a 147 break at the British Open, and it's fair to say he caught the eye of the snooker fans with one particular make

Mark Allen made a 147 maximum break during his third-round match against Ben Mertens at the British Open - where he had said the table should be

MARK ALLEN left fans lost for words after he hit an incredible 147 at the British Open. The Northern Irish cueman took on Belgian ace Ben Mertens in the third round of the tournament. Allen, 32,